The Interaction between the Demands for Insurance and Insurable Assets

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-39

  Eeckhoudt, Louis ^a   Meyer, Jack ^b   Ormiston, Michael B ^c  

^a FUCAM   (Belgium)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expected utility; Insurance; Portfolios

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043233702     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007717719423     Document Type: Article

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